Civic Knowledge Questions for the Elderly

If you are 65 years of age or older and you have been a permanent resident for at least 20 years at the time you submit your application for naturalization, you will answer 10 questions from a list of only 20 questions when you are tested on your basic understanding of U.S. history and government (civics). You must answer correctly at
least 6 of the 10 questions to pass. You also qualify to take the civics test in the language of your choice. On this page you will find the list of 20 questions.

ANSWERS

1. Speech; religion;
assembly; press; petition the government
2. Capitalist economy; market economy
3. Congress; Legislative; President; executive; the courts; judicial
4. The Senate and House (of Representatives)
5. Kirsten Gillibrand; Charles Schumer
6. November
7. Barack Obama; Obama
8. Albany
9. Democratic and Republican
10. Serve on a jury; vote
11. Eighteen (18) and older
12. April 15
13. (George) Washington
14. Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation); saved (or preserved) the
Union; led the United States
during the Civil War
15. World War I; World War II; Korean War; Vietnam War; (Persian) Gulf War
16. Fought for civil rights; worked for equality for all Americans
17. Washington, D.C.
18. New York (Harbor); Liberty Island
[Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
19. Because there is one star for each state; because each star represents a
state; because there are 50 states
20. July 4